Pipe fitting



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Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES REEVES J., NEWSOM, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIPE FITTING.

Application mea october 21, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, REEVES J. NEwsoM, a citizen of the United States, residing in Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Pipe Fittings, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a pipe fitting having a relatively non-corrodible metal inner member of novel construction, by means of which an iron or steel or other corrodible metal pipe, which has a protective of cement of like frangible non-metallic lining, may be eectively protected against corrosion.

The fitting referred to is provided with an outer member of iron or steel or other relatively hard metal and with an inner member or lining of lead, zinc or other metal, which is relatively softer than the outer member or the cement lining, and said inner member is provided with an end face for engagement with the outer member of said pipe and with a lip which projects beyond said end face and is made of sufficient length to engage the liningfof said pipe so as to make a fluid tight joint therewith, and thereby effectively protect the end of said iron or steel pipe from corrosion, as will be described.

The improved fitting is especially designed to be used with cement lined iron or steel or like pipe which is provided with external screw threads at the end thereof, for it is well kno-wn that when a cement lined pipe is externally threaded at its end the iron or steel pipe is elongated at or near its outer circumference by the threading operation andy projects beyond the end of the lining. It is also well known that in the case of cement .lined pipe, when cut with a pipe cutter, the end of the cement lining is broken down and uncovers more or less o-f the inner surface of the iron or steel pipe. If such pipes are used with a pipe fitting having a soft metal lining of usual construction, the softmetal lining would not contact with the lining of the pipe so as to effectively protect the latter from corrosion.

To accomplish this result, I" have provided the soft metal lining of the fitting with a projecting lip at or near its inner circumference, which lip may be cylindrical in Serial No. 596,134.

form or beveled, as will be described, and which is designed to engage the cement lining of the iron or steel pipe to make a. tight joint therewith, which preventsfluid within the lined pipe from reaching the corrodible member thereof.

The particular features of the invention will be pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Fig l represents in elevation twolined pipes coupled by a fitting embodying this invention. l

Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the and fitting shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3, a detail on an' enlarged scaleof a portion of the fitting and one of the pipes shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4, a longitudinal section of an apparatus for making the fitting shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Fig. 5, an end view of Fig. 4 looking to# wardl the left.

Fig. 6, a modified form of apparatus to be referred to, and

Fig. 7, an enlarged section of a portion of the fitting shown in Fig. 6 and of a lined pipe cooperating therewith.

Referringtothe drawing, a, @represent two cut sections of a cement lined pipe, wh1ch are provided with external screw threads c. The pipes a, may be of iron or steel or other relatively corrodible metal, and each is provided with a lining 10 of non-metallic material, such as cement or a composition of cemen In some cases, the cement lined pipes are cutl with 'a saw and in other cases with a pipe cutter to form shorter lengths or sections of pipe. lVhen ametal pipe havinga lining 10 of cement is cut with a pipe cutter, the metal pipe of each cut section is provided with a beveled end, "and the lining l0 thereof is broken away or shattered after the manner represented in Figs. 2 and 3, which exposes the inner surface of the end of the cut pipe.

When such cement lined pipe is cut with a saw, each cut section is provided with a square end, and when the metal member of the section cut with the saw is externally threaded, said metal membery is elongated pipes more or less and projects beyond the'end of the lining, as represented in Fig. 7. j

It will be seen that if "two'sections of cement lined pipe which havelbeen cut and threaded, are coupled by `a 'fitting d comprising a cori-edible relatively hard out-er ineniber 12 olf .iron or Steel` and internally threaded, afnd 'a non-oorrodible inner ineinber 13, such as lead, zinc or like so-c-alled non-corrodible metal which are. softer than the cement lining 10, the end of the lining 'o'f the fitting would be engaged with the end posed 'to-eorrosio'n... n Y To overcome this ob]ectiona1ble feeturre,

the :li-ning 13 for' the ttin-g is constructed so :is :to yprovide for :engagement with both members of the lined pip.e,;ia'nd to thiS'end,` the iliin'ing oit t'he littirg l 'is provided inear its linner 'oircmnference With a projeetinlg portion or lip 111 which projects beyond the pertimn et' the yend Ifece of the limi-ng' 13 zudpieent to the onter 4circin-nierence of the rThe ligp 14 may and preferably will be made cylindrical in forni, :as shown in Figs. 2 and '3, for in seine cases 'it may be niztde beveled, as shown in Figs. '6 and 7. projecting lip 14 in either oase lis 'designed tolle eneide 'long' enough .to engage the 'cement lining 10 of the pipe and be compressed thereby to forinf therewith-a jduid tight joint, which, as shown in Figs. 2zmdf3, effectively protects thek projeeting 'endportion of 'the non'. kpipe 'orniied by the pipe cutting tool, not shown, and also-'the innerrsnfrztee of the port-ionot the iron pipe which is fexposed by thebre'afkng off of the cement lining 10 'byy the said (pi-pe Vcutting toozl.

The -lip 14 is designed to engage the cement lin-ing 10 'before the connection Iof the eoupalfing and @einen-t lined pipe is set up, wbieh is 'the eondi'tion represented 4in Figs.

, 2 and 3, and when the vconnection `is set up,

the inetwl in. the 'lip 14 will be'sq'ueezed and ewnsed to `i-ll. the space'll previously oecupied. :by the portion of the cement lining liro-lien.; o'l by the pipe `cutting Itool.

'llhe protective lip 14 when made egy'lindricales-shown fin xFi Bland 3, vmay `.be formed with the egpparatns shown in Figs. l and 5, which is .used -to torni the :sott metal lining 13. kwit-hin the fitting. The apparatus reformed to, .comprises a center arbor 16 and external-lv :threaded plug members or sleeves 17. TS, which are of the proper diameter to lit the interne-ily threaded -i-netafl member 12 of lthe fitting d, and of the proper length to torni an .annular chfafinber or space 19 betweenI the :metal inem-ber 12 and the-arbor 1G. The pli-ig -n'ieinlbers -or sleeves 1.7, 18 are provided ettlheifr ends With annular recesses which may be cylindrical' in forni', as

' slimvnin- Figffl, `or beveled a-s in Fig. 6,;in'to 'Ehe which the leed or other soft niet-el iows, when poured into the chamber 1f9tl1rongh a dnot 'or way 121 fonined Aiin 'oneoi' the sleeves yor plug members 17, 18. In the present ini-n the lip to. enable it. :to engage the :square iaeeel lining' 10 'es ,shown on ein 'enlarged eoilein Flig.. 71'., .amd to fl-.lzthesgpaoe 15 when the fconnieeti'on 'is'xinally yset ngp.

In the present instance, the inventionis slroiwnr as Aembodied :in :e cylindrical fitting which lis used v:use coupling, bi1-tit is not de sim-.ed tto 'l'iln'it the invention `to fthe particular shape 'om' .torni of the :fitting .as ity is applviozrble "to .all the `standard for/ins of lined [ttimgs nsoct with :lined iron or steel pipes.

Claims: n .1..'l1lne -eonnbintion with .a. cement lined p-igpLe having the 4@ement lining thereof broken y'buck 'roin :its lend., of Aa. :fitting oonnected with said' 1li-ned .pil-pe and having an outer member 'of relative-ly liwrd .-inetal and un .-i'n'ner'ffnieinber oit rinetill 'relatively softer than the enter nnenn'ber and lining of .the cement lined pi1pe,-;sai.d .inner member bein-g of .s'n'bs'tzvntial thickness `and provided ati-ts inner xeircufiniierence with :akn end lportion ex- 'tended 'intolthe outerl member 0i isaid cement linedl -pigpe and cooperating with the broken end lof-the -eeinen-t lining thereof to be compressed thereby and ineke at -luid-ti-gli'tljoint with said lining Within the outer inemsber of the :pipe

.2. 'The combination with a nement lined pipe having the nement :lining thereof brokenback fro-1n itsend, of linitiating [connected with Said' pipe and having a-n. 'outer'memlber ont relatively 'hiv 'd' metal :and un immer (inem` ber of meta-lrreletivelfy fsoif'ter than the oein'enn lining., 'salida innerA member being; of greater tfli'ielnnessth zum the harder member of said pipes@ as to extend inwardly beyond the inner circulan-ference :of saidhafrder member s timiteria-l distance and provi-ded Withel lip projecting from the inner circumference at the end "thereohsafid lip being .enpnlbleof extending linto the` herder ,mein-ber, of said'lpipe .and being et substantial length to-.engage-and be coni-pressed. by i the broken end .et the cement lining make a tight. joint therewith within the harder ,member of said lined pipe, sai-d outer ,member being constructed inter-nelly topermtt .it to be rtree ly movable over 1the end of the lined pipe1 unt-il the latter fis engaged with fthe softer inner member of the fitting irrespective of cumference a lip of substantiel length to envariations in the engaging surfaces of the able the seid lip to extend into the harder pipe and fitting. member of a cement lined pipe having a 3. A. pipe fitting for cement lined pipe lining broken back from the end of said comprising en outer member of relatively pipe and to engage and be compressed by 15 hard metal and an inner member of meta/l said broken back lining and make a, tight relatively softer than the lining of said pipe joint therewith.

and capable of being compressed by said In testimony whereof, I have signed my lining, said inner member being of substanname to this specification.

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